Republican Election Crimes

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Displaying 101 - 114 of 114 Crimes
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  • Jeremy DurhamJeremy DurhamFmr. State Representative
       
    2/08/17
    Gave $29,800 in campaign funds to a professional gambler with a long criminal record and an additional $25,000 to his wife, illegally reimbursed himself $11,946.65 from his campaign account for expenses he provided no documentation of and spent thousands more on personal expenses including an airplane ticket for his wife, custom suits, spa products, sunglasses, lawncare and paint for his home office, among many other things
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
    Illegally spent more than $100,000 in campaign funds to invest in a wealthy GOP donor's company
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Curry ToddCurry ToddFmr. State Representative
       
    8/04/16
    Was videotaped stealing his GOP primary opponent's lawn signs in two separate locations in broad daylight after his rival campaign staked them out after many of their signs went missing presumably because numbnuts here stole them
    According to an arrest report by the local police
  • Drew HastingsDrew HastingsFmr. Mayor [R-OH]
       
    7/12/16
    Listed a fake address on his declaration of candidacy forms and illegally claimed a city refund of $500 on a vacant building he owned by altering official documents
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Duncan HunterDuncan HunterFmr. U.S. RepresentativeFirst Rep. to endorse Trump in '16
    2016 04
    Stole $250,000 from his campaign to spend on everyday personal expenses like family vacations, private school tuition and jewelry in addition to a multitude of expenses that funded at least five extramarital relationships on things like ride shares, bar tabs and hotel rooms
    He pleaded guilty to using campaign funds for private use and was sentenced to eleven months in prison, but was pardoned by Donald Trump before his sentence began
  • Annette BosworthAnnette BosworthFmr. U.S. Senate Candidate
       
    7/01/15
    Filed false election documents attesting she personally gathered the requisite amount of voter signatures required for her to get on the ballot for a US Senate election and then lied to state officials when they confronted her
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Lisa Wilson-FoleyLisa Wilson-FoleyFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
       
    3/24/15
    Fraudulently accepted at least $500k for her campaign from her husband by falsely reporting the money came from her personal accounts and accepted an additional $30k from four straw donors who concealed that he was the source of the funds
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Aaron SchockAaron SchockFmr. U.S. Representative
       
    3/17/15
    Billed $50,000 in false expense reports to his campaign by lying about driving 90,000 more miles than he actually did on reimbursement forms
    According to a report by Politico
  • Ben SuarezBen SuarezConservative Businesss Person
       
    11/14/14
    Illegally used his family, employees and friends as "straw donors" to donate $100k each to two political candidates and later interfered with the criminal case by attempting to influence a government witness
    According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
  • John CouchJohn CouchFmr. Mayor Candidate
       
    10/27/14
    Listed an address he didn't reside at on his candidacy application in violation of state law
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Dinesh D'SouzaDinesh D'SouzaAuthor
       
    9/23/14
    Gave an illegal $20,000 campaign contribution to Republican Senate candidate Wendy Long using a "straw donor" and then lied to federal officials when they questioned him
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Mildred FernandezMildred FernandezFmr. County Commissioner
       
    2/12/12
    Accepted $2,000 more than she legally was able to in campaign donations from an undercover agent posing as a business executive in exchange for expediting one of their development projects through the government certification process and didn't report the money in her election reports which state authorities assert is akin to stealing from her campaign
    According to charging documents filed by state officials
  • Shawn WilmothShawn WilmothGOP Election Consultant
       
    9/20/11
    Paid two felons who weren't legally eligible to vote $2 per signature to fraudulently sign off on petitions for a local ballot proposal he supported
    According to charging documents filed by state officials
  • Eddie Price IIIEddie Price IIIFmr. Mayor [R-LA]
       
    6/17/10
    Illegally used campaign funds to pay for various personal expenses including gambling debts, membership fees in fishing clubs and carnival organizations and numerous other personal expenses for his family and then falsely reported to state officials that the expenses were for campaign-related activities
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials

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